San Diego, CA – Procopio and Kaneka Corporation (headquarters Osaka, Japan) announced today a significant victory in a jury trial on a patent infringement lawsuit against UNO & COMPANY LTD., a South Korean Corporation, JBS HAIR INC., a Georgia corporation, and Jinny Beauty Supply Company, a Texas corporation, in the US District Court of the Northern District of Texas.In the lawsuit, Kaneka accused the defendants of infringing two of Kaneka’s U.S. patents relating to flame-retardant polyester fibers for artificial hair.

The jury found that three product lines distributed by JBS and Jinny Beauty Supply infringed Kaneka’s patents. It also found that UNO, which supplied the infringing artificial hair fibers used in hair products distributed by JBS, Jinny, and other downstream customers, induced the infringement of Kaneka’s patents. The jury awarded Kaneka $5.5M in damages, plus a royalty rate of 10 percent for sales going forward.

The Procopio team was led by Tony Dain, a veteran of more than 80 jury trials, and the chair of Procopio’s Intellectual Property Litigation team. “We couldn’t be happier with the outcome,” said Dain. “It was an absolute victory for our client. Kaneka is well-established in the industry, and together, we were well-prepared for the case. After two weeks in trial, the jury awarded us a well-earned full judgment.”